What happend on 16th March

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1983

Demolition of the radio tower Ismaning, the last radio tower in Germany built of wood.

1978

Aldo Moro is kidnapped by left-wing urban guerrillas in Italy and is later killed by his captors.

1972

The first building of the Pruitt-Igoe housing complex is demolished.

1969

A Venezuelan Airlines DC-9 crashes shortly after takeoff in Maracaibo, Venezuela killing 155

1968

Vietnam War: In the My Lai massacre, between 350 and 500 Vietnamese villagers -- men, women, and children -- are killed by American troops.

1962

A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with 107 people missing.

1956

St. Urho's Day is first celebrated.

1945

Würzburg, Germany is 90% destroyed, with 5,000 dead, in only 20 minutes by British bombers.

1945

World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends but small pockets of Japanese resistance persist.

1935

Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Versailles Treaty.